sheep dung

[joe]

Has anybody came across any in their green beans....?

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18456434%255E2703,00.html

[Javaphile]

Re: sheep dung

Cant say that I have Joe, but if Im ever in Ireland Ill keep my eyes, and nose, open! ;D

Java "Pure and unadulterated" phile

[Andy]

Re: sheep dung

Another law - the Adulteration Of Coffee Act 1718 - made it illegal to debase coffee for profit. Among the substances used by unscrupulous traders to pad out the sacks of coffee was ground-up sheep dung. As coffee went out of fashion, a similar law was introduced covering tea - the Adulteration of Tea Act 1776.

Might go someway to explain the taste of supermarket coffee.



...and yet another reason to roast your own coffee... sheep raisins would be fairly obvious in green beans.

[Dimal]

Re: sheep dung

Geez,

The mind boggles :-?,

Mal.

[robusto]

Re: sheep dung

Ye olde Irish baristas must have tried to pull the wool over their customers eyes with that number.

Robusto

[Robster]

Re: sheep dung

Beware also of Vanilla flavoured coffee:

http://tinyurl.com/nxcot

- Rob

[robusto]

Re: sheep dung

Once again, if the coffee tastes like crap --- you no longer have to wonder why.

Robusto

[A_M]

Re: sheep dung

More interesting reading here http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/worldregional/australasia/219599

Or the usual word of mouth :-)